Man faces two felony charges including assault on a public servant after incident in Humble

Jennifer Summer

Published 8:44 am, Tuesday, June 16, 2015

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Man faces two felony charges including assault on a public servant after incident in Humble

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A Spring man remains in the Harris County Jail on no bond after he allegedly resisted arrest and pointed a handgun at an Humble Police officer.

Travis Isaac Boyd, 35, faces two felony charges including felon in possession of a firearm and aggravated assault against a public servant.

Boyd’s defense attorney of record, Robert R. Scott, had the following statement about his client, “Our party is not guilty of the offense and at this juncture, we are going to trial.”

According to information from the Humble Police Department, Boyd and another man were attempting to allegedly sell stolen items at a business located in the 100 block of First St. around 4:50 p.m. Saturday, June 13.

“Humble Police received a call from the business stating there were two white males attempting to sell stolen items,” Humble Police Detective Sergeant Mike Flynt said. “When officers arrived at the business, they pointed out the two males and the officer asked for them to step outside. Once they made it outside of the building, one male fled the scene northbound and the other fled southbound.”

The Humble Police officer was able to catch Boyd and wrestle him to the ground where he began to resist arrest.

“As the officer tried to place Boyd in handcuffs, he continued to resist so the officer had to use OC pepper spray,” Flynt said. “He continued to resist and at some point was able to produce a handgun and allegedly point it at the officer.

“The officer was able to hold the weapon to the ground until a second officer arrived on scene and they could remove the weapon from Boyd’s hands. Officers were able to get him to comply after a diversion strike when he continued to resist and tried to stand up.”

Boyd was arrested and transported to Memorial Hermann Northeast to be checked out then transported to the Humble Police Station for booking.

The Humble Police officer involved in the scuffle was checked out on scene for cuts and abrasions.

Boyd’s previous criminal history includes felony burglary of a building in Collin County on Aug. 25, 2000. He is due back in court to face both felony charges July 16.

The other male involved in the incident, Traver Alan Whitlock, 34, also from Spring faces a misdemeanor evading arrest or detention charge.